Good stories naturally provoke good discussions and this opens the opportunity for the patient Bible storyer to overcome the original barrier to Christian teaching.

The Grief Stories met the need of providing witness to women who were not interested in any “Christian” teaching. These women were, however, eager to hear stories of other women who suffered misfortunes of the same type as their own. The concept came from a book telling about the practice in certain Asian countries where women gathered to tell their misfortune stories as a way of discharging their emotions. At the conclusion of each story, a comment showed how God redeemed each woman’s life. The stories have a subtle evangelistic drift that grows more intense toward the latter stories. The stories are provided without formal or organized teaching to lessen perception of unwanted teaching in these resistant cultures. But good stories naturally provoke good discussions and this opens the opportunity for the patient Bible storyer to overcome the original barrier to Christian teaching.

J. O. Terry is a recognized leader in the field of Bible Storying as a means of sharing the teachings of Christianity. Terry worked for years in this field and since retirement continues to teach courses and conduct workshops on Bible storying. In these stories, J. O. Terry once again provides significant help to those engaged in communicating with oral learners.

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